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St Mary's Church, Brook

Coordinates: 50°39′29″N 01°26′33″W / 50.65806°N 1.44250°W / 50.65806; -1.44250
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St Mary's Church, Brook
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50°39′29″N 01°26′33″W / 50.65806°N 1.44250°W / 50.65806; -1.44250
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipBroad Church
Website[2]
History
DedicationSt Mary
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DiocesePortsmouth
ParishBrook, Isle of Wight
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Malcolm Williams
West face of the church

St Mary's Church, Brook is a parish church in the Church of England located in Brook, Isle of Wight.

History

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The church dates from 1864 by the architect Malling.[1] It replaced a previous building which was destroyed in a fire. The small, squat tower contains a set of 8 tubular bells.

The churchyard contains six Commonwealth war graves, two British Army soldiers of World War I and, from World War II, three unidentified Merchant Navy seamen whose bodies had been washed ashore.[2] and Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Nigel Seely (1902–1943), son of the politician and industrialist Sir Charles Seely, 2nd Baronet[3]

A memorial to those killed in a 1957 flying boat crash also stands in the churchyard.

Parish status

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The church is grouped with:

Organ

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The church has a two manual organ dating from 1867 by Bevington. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

References

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  1. ^ The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner
  2. ^ [1] CWGC Cemetery report, includes details from casualty record.
  3. ^ "Squadron Leader SEELY, NIGEL RICHARD WILLIAM". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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